News Release – High School Athletic Association Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D.

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For Immediate Release – March 8, 2015 Contact – Tim Stried, Director of Information Services, [email protected]

OHSAA , and Hockey Updates Wrestling state tournament pairings, girls basketball regional tournament pairings and hockey state tournament schedule set

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the brackets for the individual wrestling state tournament, which gets underway Thursday at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University, along with this week’s girls basketball regional tournament pairings and the schedule for the ice hockey state tournament, which begins Thursday at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus.

On Monday, the OHSAA will announce the Division I state tournament qualifiers, with that tournament beginning Friday at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.

Boys basketball has reached the district tournament. Statewide tournament brackets can be found at: http://ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2015/2015BBKBrackets.htm.

State Tournament Tickets Please see below the girls basketball regional pairings in this release for wrestling and basketball state tournament ticket information.

Wrestling – Schottenstein Center, OSU The state tournament schedule, along with qualifiers, pairings, brackets, parking information and more is posted at: http://ohsaa.org/sports/wr/boys/2015_IND/2015IndvWRcoverage.htm.

78th Annual State Individual Wrestling Tournament March 12: Session 1 — 3:00-Division III Preliminaries; 4:20-Division II Preliminaries; 5:50-Division I Preliminaries; 7:20-Division III Consolation Round 1; 8:00-Division II Consolation Rounds 1; 8:45-Division I Consolation Round 1; March 13: Session 2 — 10:00-Division III Quarterfinals; 10:40-Division II Quarterfinals; 11:25-Division I Quarterfinals; 12:15- Division III Consolation Round 2; 1:00-Division II Consolation Round 2; 1:45-Division I Consolation Round 2; Session 3 — 6:30-All Divisions Championship Semifinals; 8:50-All Divisions Consolation Quarterfinals; March 14: Session 4 — 10:00-All Divisions Consolation Semifinals; 11:00-All Divisions Third-, Fifth- and Seventh-Place Matches; Session 5 (on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel) — 5:15-Hall of Fame Ceremonies and Parade of Champions; 5:45-All Divisions First-Place Matches.

Ice Hockey – Nationwide Arena The state tournament schedule and information is posted at: http://ohsaa.org/sports/ih/boys/2015/2015IHcoverage.htm Semifinals (on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel): Thursday, 1 p.m. – Toledo St. Francis de Sales vs. Hunting Valley University School Thursday, 4 p.m. – Lakewood St. Edward vs. Dublin Jerome Championship Game (on SportsTime Ohio): Saturday, 2 p.m.

2015 Girls Basketball Regional Pairings Division I Home team listed first Region 1 – Canton Regional Massillon Jackson (15-9) vs. Twinsburg (20-6) at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Tues., 6:15 pm New Philadelphia (25-1) vs. Solon (22-3) at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Tues., 8 pm Regional Final: at Canton Memorial Civic Center, Friday, 7:30 pm

Region 2 – Norwalk Regional Toledo Notre Dame Academy (24-2) vs. Rocky River Magnificat (21-2) at Norwalk High School, Tues., 7 pm Wadsworth (20-3) vs. North Royalton (25-1) at Strongsville High School, Tues., 7 pm Regional Final: Site, Date and Time TBA

Region 4 – Kettering Regional Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame (23-2) vs. Kettering Fairmont (19-7) at Liberty Township Lakota East High School, Wed., 7 pm Cincinnati McAuley (22-3) vs. West Chester Lakota West (24-2) at Kettering Fairmont High School, Wed., 7 pm Regional Final: at Kettering Fairmont High School, Saturday, 7:30 pm

Region 3 – Westerville Regional Powell Olentangy Liberty (25-1) vs. Newark (25-1) at Otterbein University, Tues., 6:15 pm Hilliard Bradley (23-3) vs. Gahanna Lincoln (20-6) at Otterbein University, Tues., 8 pm Regional Final: at Otterbein University, Friday, 7:30 pm

Div. I State Tournament at Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 1 vs. Region 2, Friday, March 20, 6 pm Region 4 vs. Region 3, Friday, March 20, 8 pm Div. I State Championship: Saturday, March 21, 8:30 pm

Division II Home team listed first Region 8 – Springfield Regional Tipp City Tippecanoe (26-0) vs. Springfield Kenton Ridge (22-4) at Springfield High School, Tues., 6:15 pm Columbus Bishop Hartley (13-11) vs. Kettering Archbishop Alter (26-0) at Springfield High School, Tues., 8 pm Regional Final: at Springfield High School, Friday, 7:30 pm

Region 7 – Zanesville Regional Columbus Eastmoor Academy (23-2) vs. Zanesville Maysville (24-1) at Zanesville High School, Tues., 6:15 pm Chillicothe Unioto (22-4) vs. Millersburg West Holmes (22-3) at Zanesville High School, Tues., 8 pm Regional Final: at Zanesville High School, Friday, 7:30 pm

Region 6 – Ontario Regional Toledo Rogers (21-5) vs. Lima Bath (23-1) at Ohio Northern University, Tues., 8 pm Akron Archbishop Hoban (18-7) vs. Bellevue (23-1) at Ontario High School, Tues., 7 pm Regional Final: at Ontario High School, Friday, 7:30 pm

Region 5 – Barberton Regional Beloit West Branch (24-1) vs. Chagrin Falls (26-0) at Barberton High School, Tues., 6:15 pm Parma Padua Franciscan (14-11) vs. Geneva (N/A) at Barberton High School, Tues., 8 pm Regional Final: at Barberton High School, Saturday, 2 pm

Div. II State Tournament at Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 8 vs. Region 7, Thursday, March 20, 1 pm Region 6 vs. Region 5, Thursday, March 20, 3 pm Div. II State Championship: Saturday, March 21, 5:15 pm

Division III Home team listed first Region 12 – Springfield Regional Cincinnati Summit Country Day (26-0) vs. Baltimore Liberty Union (22-4) at Springfield High School, Wed., 6:15 pm Anna (18-8) vs. Versailles (22-4) at Springfield High School, Wed., 8 pm Regional Final: at Springfield High School, Saturday, 1:30 pm

Region 9 – Cuyahoga Falls Regional Garrettsville Garfield (18-7) vs. Richmond Heights (12-10) at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Wed., 6:15 pm Doylestown Chippewa (26-0) vs. Canton South Range (22-4) at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Wed., 8 pm Regional Final: at Cuyahoga Falls High School, Saturday, 1:30 pm

Region 10 – Ada Regional Ottawa-Glandorf (23-2) vs. Archbold (18-7) at Ohio Northern University, Tues., 6 pm Richwood North Union (26-1) vs. Oak Harbor (17-8) at Lexington High School, Wed., 7 pm Regional Final: at Lexington High School, Saturday, 1:30 pm

Region 11 – Logan Regional Ironton (19-5) vs. Beverly Fort Frye (23-3) at Logan High School, Wed., 6:15 Wheelersburg (22-2) vs. Proctorville Fairland (20-5) at Logan High School, Wed., 8 pm Regional Final: at Logan High School, Saturday, 1:30 pm

Div. III State Tournament at Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 12 vs. Region 9, Friday, March 19, 6 pm Region 10 vs. Region 11, Friday, March 19, 8 pm Div. III State Championship: Saturday, March 21, 2 pm

Division IV Home team listed first Region 14 – Elida Regional New Riegel (21-5) vs. Ottoville (18-7) at Elida High School, Thurs., 6:15 pm Fostoria St. Wendelin (22-4) vs. Pettisville (24-1) at Elida High School, Thurs., 8 pm Regional Final: at Elida High School, Saturday, 7:30 pm

Region 15 – Pickerington Regional Worthington Christian (20-6) vs. Newark Catholic (23-2) at Pickerington HS North, Thurs., 7 pm Waterford (N/A) vs. South Webster (22-1) at Jackson High School, Thurs., 7 pm Regional Final: at Pickerington HS North, Saturday, 7:30 pm

Region 13 – Massillon Regional Berlin HIland vs. Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas (N/A) at Massillon Perry High School, Thurs., 6:15 pm Berlin Center Western Reserve (20-6) vs. Cuyahoga Heights (22-4) at Massillon Perry High School, Thurs., 8 pm Regional Final: at Massillon Perry High School, Saturday, 7:30 pm

Region 16 – Tipp City Regional Maria Stein Marion Local (23-2) vs. Felicity-Franklin (N/A) at Tippecanoe High School, Wed., 7 pm Fort Loramie (22-4) vs. Russia (19-7) at Tippecanoe High School, Thurs., 8 pm Regional Final: at Tippecanoe High School, Saturday, 7:30 pm

Div. IV State Tournament at Value City Arena, Jerome Schottenstein Center Region 14 vs. Region 15, Thursday, March 19, 6 pm Region 13 vs. Region 16, Thursday, March 19, 8 pm Div. IV State Championship: Saturday, March 21, 10:45 am

State Tournament Tickets and Special Offers Ticket sales continue for the upcoming Ohio High School Athletic Association state tournaments in wrestling and basketball at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or at the Schottenstein Center ticket office. The 78th annual OHSAA state wrestling individual tournament is March 12-14, while the basketball tournaments include the 40th annual girls basketball state tournament March 19-21 and the 93rd annual boys basketball state tournament March 26-28.

Ticketmaster State tournament tickets can be purchased at www.Ticketmaster.com, search OHSAA, or in person at Ticketmaster locations (including most Kroger stores) or by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Service charges apply when ordering tickets through Ticketmaster and can be avoided by purchasing tickets in person at the Schottenstein Center ticket office. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fans purchasing tickets at Ticketmaster.com can access OHSAA state tournament tickets by keying ‘OHSAA’ into the search box.

All-session ticket books for the basketball and individual state tournaments are available at: http://www.ticketmaster.com/search?tm_link=tm_homeA_header_search&=&user_input=OHSAA&q=OHSAA

Wrestling Tickets for the wrestling state tournament at the Schottenstein Center include all-session tickets (five sessions) at $75 each for the Entry and Club Levels and $55 each for the Terrace Level. Single-session ticket sales begin Monday, March 9, at 10 a.m., with tickets priced at $15 each.

Girls Basketball Pricing and Special Group Discount Offer All-session ticket books and single-session tickets for the girls basketball state tournament are now available. The cost for all- session (12 games) ticket books is $64 each, and single-game tickets are $10 apiece. Tickets for the semifinals allow fans to watch both games in the same division. GROUP VALUE PACK FOR CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY: In addition, the OHSAA is again offering discounted tickets for groups of 10 or more to attend the girls “Championship Saturday” on March 21. The “Group Value Pack” includes tickets to all four championship games for just $24 per person, a free t-shirt for each group member (available for first 1,000 orders), a popcorn voucher and recognition on the arena’s video board. More information will be sent to schools posted at OHSAA.org.

Boys Basketball Pricing and Special Offers For the OHSAA boys basketball state tournament, all-session ticket books and all-session Center Court Club ticket books are available for purchase. The cost for all-session (12 games) tickets is $144 per person for the Entry and Club Levels of the arena or $120 each for the Terrace Level. The limited quantity CENTER COURT CLUB tickets, which cost $498 per book, are located very close to the court and also give fans the opportunity to remain in the arena between games in a special hospitality area. Single-session tickets go on sale Thursday, March 12, at 10 a.m., and prices are $15 each for the Entry and Club Levels and $12 for the Terrace Level.

Suites and RV Parking Fans interested in learning about the opportunity to rent a luxury suite for one of the OHSAA state tournaments, please contact Justin Doyle at 614-688-5860 or [email protected].

RV parking will be available at a designated lot near the Schottenstein Center. More information will be available at Ticketmaster and from the OHSAA.

40th Annual OHSAA Girls State Basketball Tournament March 19: 1:00-Division IV semifinals (doubleheader session); 6:00-Division III semifinals (doubleheader session); March 20: 1:00-Division II semifinals (doubleheader session); 6:00-Division I semifinals (doubleheader session); March 21: 10:45-Division IV final; 2:00-Division III final; 5:15-Division II final; 8:30-Division I final.

93rd Annual OHSAA Boys State Basketball Tournament March 26: 10:45-Division IV semifinal; 2:00-Division IV semifinal; 5:15-Division III semifinal; 8:30-Division III semifinal March 27: 10:45-Division II semifinal; 2:00-Division II semifinal; 5:15-Division I semifinal; 8:30-Division I semifinal; March 28: 10:30-Division IV final; 1:30-Division III final; 4:30-Division II final; 8:30-Division I final.

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